Recent posts by Manuel Torres, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune. - NOLA.comtag:profile.nola.com,2015:mtorres/14702015-03-03T20:21:51ZMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advanceRefinery strike union rejected offer of pay raises, health benefits, more, memo saystag:www.nola.com,2015:/business/index.ssf/2309.152853152015-02-22T05:10:42Z2015-02-22T05:10:42ZOil companies affected by a growing refinery strike offered union workers modest pay raises for three years, keeping employers' share of health insurance premiums at 80 percent and doing an assessment of workers fatigue, according to a memo sent Saturday...mtorreshttp://connect.nola.com/user/mtorres/index.html
Oil companies affected by a growing refinery strike offered union workers modest pay raises for three years, keeping employers' share of health insurance premiums at 80 percent and doing an assessment of workers fatigue, according to a memo sent Saturday...
Union at Shell and Motiva plants in Norco, Convent set to striketag:www.nola.com,2015:/business/index.ssf/2309.152780912015-02-21T13:35:47Z2015-02-21T13:35:47Zmtorreshttp://connect.nola.com/user/mtorres/index.htmlMardi Gras 2015: Rex, Mayor Mitch Landrieu toast to krewe's civic importancetag:www.nola.com,2015:/mardigras/index.ssf/3187.152392242015-02-17T19:39:49Z2015-02-17T19:39:49Zmtorreshttp://connect.nola.com/user/mtorres/index.htmlSecond Mardi Gras shooting victim identified as Ivan Williams, 22tag:www.nola.com,2015:/crime/index.ssf/1952.152107362015-02-14T01:00:15Z2015-02-14T01:00:15Zmtorreshttp://connect.nola.com/user/mtorres/index.htmlWorkers protest along Mardi Gras parade route for $15 hourly wage, Fox 8 reportstag:www.nola.com,2015:/business/index.ssf/2309.151590712015-02-07T23:04:02Z2015-02-07T23:04:02Zmtorreshttp://connect.nola.com/user/mtorres/index.htmlEarly voting starts today for House District 66 election in Baton Rougetag:www.nola.com,2015:/news/baton-rouge/index.ssf/8002470.151561302015-02-07T13:59:06Z2015-02-07T13:59:06Zmtorreshttp://connect.nola.com/user/mtorres/index.htmlTwo terrorists who attacked French publication killed by police, NYT reportstag:www.nola.com,2015:/crime/index.ssf/1952.149218662015-01-09T16:38:20Z2015-01-09T16:38:20Zmtorreshttp://connect.nola.com/user/mtorres/index.htmlFormer U.S. Sen. Bennett Johnston: 'I may disagree with Rep. Scalise, but a racist he is not'tag:www.nola.com,2014:/politics/index.ssf/5520.148586842014-12-30T23:43:15Z2014-12-30T23:43:15Zmtorreshttp://connect.nola.com/user/mtorres/index.htmlSpeaker John Boehner: Steve Scalise made "error in judgement," will remain Majority Whiptag:www.nola.com,2014:/politics/index.ssf/5520.148563382014-12-30T19:51:00Z2014-12-30T19:51:00Zmtorreshttp://connect.nola.com/user/mtorres/index.htmlSteve Scalise: Speaking to David Duke's group 'was a mistake I regret'tag:www.nola.com,2014:/politics/index.ssf/5520.148558212014-12-30T18:56:55Z2014-12-30T18:56:55Zmtorreshttp://connect.nola.com/user/mtorres/index.htmlRead court filings in city's failed effort to block NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune's reporting about rape casetag:www.nola.com,2014:/crime/index.ssf/1952.147060562014-12-08T22:31:51Z2014-12-08T22:31:51Zmtorreshttp://connect.nola.com/user/mtorres/index.htmlTropical Depression 9 stalls in Bay of Campeche, forecast to head to Caribbeantag:www.nola.com,2014:/hurricane/index.ssf/2179.142647682014-10-22T15:20:59Z2014-10-22T15:20:59Zmtorreshttp://connect.nola.com/user/mtorres/index.htmlSeven Chalmette High students arrested after fight, TV station reports tag:www.nola.com,2014:/crime/index.ssf/1952.141533152014-10-10T15:20:01Z2014-10-10T15:20:01Zmtorreshttp://connect.nola.com/user/mtorres/index.html17th Street Canal neighbors' suit against levee board can go on, appeal court rules tag:www.nola.com,2014:/crime/index.ssf/1952.140282942014-09-26T23:20:00Z2014-09-26T23:20:00Zmtorreshttp://connect.nola.com/user/mtorres/index.htmlSheet piling that collapsed at 17th Street Canal fell after machine lost griptag:www.nola.com,2014:/environment/index.ssf/8001831.140261172014-09-26T19:23:03Z2014-09-26T19:23:03Zmtorreshttp://connect.nola.com/user/mtorres/index.htmlPlaquemines Parish candidates to face off in political forum Oct. 9tag:www.nola.com,2014:/politics/index.ssf/5520.140084842014-09-24T22:23:24Z2014-09-24T22:23:24ZCandidates for Plaquemines Parish president and Parish Council are set to participate in a public forum on Thursday, Oct. 9, including a debate for candidates in the president's race. The event is set to begin at 6 p.m. at the...mtorreshttp://connect.nola.com/user/mtorres/index.html
Candidates for Plaquemines Parish president and Parish Council are set to participate in a public forum on Thursday, Oct. 9, including a debate for candidates in the president's race. The event is set to begin at 6 p.m. at the...
Low expected to form off Florida's east coast; Tropical Storm Edouard weakenstag:www.nola.com,2014:/hurricane/index.ssf/2179.139561642014-09-19T14:24:35Z2014-09-19T14:24:35ZAn area of low pressure likely to form this weekend off the eastern coast of Florida is expected to remain a non-tropical weather front as it moves northeast along the U.S. coast, the National Hurricane Center said Friday. Forecasters also...mtorreshttp://connect.nola.com/user/mtorres/index.html
An area of low pressure likely to form this weekend off the eastern coast of Florida is expected to remain a non-tropical weather front as it moves northeast along the U.S. coast, the National Hurricane Center said Friday. Forecasters also...
St. Bernard Parish Council approves plan doubling members' pay, starting in 2016tag:www.nola.com,2014:/politics/index.ssf/5520.139303792014-09-16T21:54:26Z2014-09-16T21:54:26ZThe St. Bernard Parish Council passed a plan Tuesday (Sept. 16) that will double salaries for their posts, starting in 2016. After a public hearing in which residents spoke in favor and against the proposal, council members said it was...mtorreshttp://connect.nola.com/user/mtorres/index.html
The St. Bernard Parish Council passed a plan Tuesday (Sept. 16) that will double salaries for their posts, starting in 2016. After a public hearing in which residents spoke in favor and against the proposal, council members said it was...
St. Bernard Parish Council to vote today on doubling council salaries tag:www.nola.com,2014:/politics/index.ssf/5520.139276122014-09-16T16:30:33Z2014-09-16T16:30:33ZSt. Bernard Parish Council members are set to vote Tuesday (Sept. 16) on doubling salaries for their posts, starting in 2016. The proposal would raise pay for district council representatives from $7,200 a year to $15,000 a year, among other...mtorreshttp://connect.nola.com/user/mtorres/index.html
St. Bernard Parish Council members are set to vote Tuesday (Sept. 16) on doubling salaries for their posts, starting in 2016. The proposal would raise pay for district council representatives from $7,200 a year to $15,000 a year, among other...
St. Bernard Parish didn't properly track public spending, audit saystag:www.nola.com,2014:/politics/index.ssf/5520.139192292014-09-15T17:44:58Z2014-09-15T17:44:58Zmtorreshttp://connect.nola.com/user/mtorres/index.html